ID please

[Kado]

Can anyone ID this please

 

[Andrew McFadden]

Your pics didn't go threw

 

[Kado]

Can anyone ID this please

Hope this works :/

 

[Andrew McFadden]

Hope this works :/

I'm stumped lol to me it looks like a peacock but I'm not 100% on that. Are all 3 of them the same?

Hi I'm from Australia and am new to keeping fish. I have a 3ft 380lt tank with 7 African cichlids at the moment. I would really like to get a better understanding of the fish I have as I am unsure of the exact species of 3 of my cichlids so I can provide the best environment and tank mates for them all.
I know I have 1. Cyrtocara moorii. 1 yellow lab. 1. Neo Tret. 1. Catfish. The other 3 I believe are OB peacocks but I'm really not sure.
Any advice or help to find out their true name would be greatly appreciated. Thank you

Well I can tell you a couple things
One being a 3' tank isn't big enough for your fish imo. The starting point is a 4' tank, but most haps should be in a 6' tank.

I believe a neo is a tanganyika cichlid and they really shouldn't be with the Malawi Cichlids. Problems may arise in the future just to give ya a little heads up.

What catfish do you have?

 

[isiah1820]

Looks like a electric blue cichlid with no color here's mine

 

[Kado]

I'm stumped lol to me it looks like a peacock but I'm not 100% on that. Are all 3 of them the same?

Well I can tell you a couple things
One being a 3' tank isn't big enough for your fish imo. The starting point is a 4' tank, but most haps should be in a 6' tank.

I believe a neo is a tanganyika cichlid and they really shouldn't be with the Malawi Cichlids. Problems may arise in the future just to give ya a little heads up.

What catfish do you have?

The other 2 are a dull orange with black splotches mate about the same size tho. Ill send pics of them both along withe the catfish as I am not sure of its exact species either.
I appreciate all your advice and will soon be upgrading to a 4footer.
The neo is a lot smaller than all the other fish and is very aggressive and territorial. I was only going on the judgement of the aquarium store I bought my tank and fish from but since then I have researched the African cichlids and agree with you. Thanks again.
Any suggestions for tank mates would be appreciated as I really do want the best for all my fish

 

[Andrew McFadden]

The neo and moorii should be removed from the others. The yellow lab and the peacocks ( if they are peacocks) should do just fine together. If it was me I'd look into getting a few more peacocks or more labs and some other peaceful- mild aggressive mbuna and call it stocked.

When trying to get info about fish type their name out and then put profile. That should bring up a profile about your fish giving size and what aggressiveness they are. In a 4' tank you should try and stay under 5" imo for a full grown mbuna.


I hope I didn't overwhelm ya here and I hope you figure out what all ya have

 

[Kado]

Catfish



Neo



Unsure?



Moorii?

 

[Kado]

Looks like a electric blue cichlid with no color here's mine

Cheers isiah. Yeah I'm not too sure mate. It has blue around the head and in dorsal and fins

 

[Andrew McFadden]

Catfish

Neo

Unsure?

Moorii?

Your tank looks nice
The yellow one is for sure a Ob peacock
The catfish looks to be Synodontis Multipunctatus

 

[isiah1820]

How are u guy and yea give it more time to color up hopefully u can tell then nice fish by the way.

 

[Kado]

How are u guy and yea give it more time to color up hopefully u can tell then nice fish by the way.

Thanks mate. Really appreciate the help. Will let you guys know when I find out exactly what it is. Really is a nice looking fish.

 

[Kado]

Your tank looks nice
The yellow one is for sure a Ob peacock
The catfish looks to be Synodontis Multipunctatus

Thanks Andrew. I'm pretty sure the aquarium store said it was a synodontis as well. I have written down all the scientific names and can start to manage the tank properly.

 

[isiah1820]

Thanks mate. Really appreciate the help. Will let you guys know when I find out exactly what it is. Really is a nice looking fish.

No problem